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FIRE ESCAPE.

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y, No, 295,430. Patented Mar. 18,4 1884.

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`FIRE-ESCAPE.

SPECIFICATION forming partof Letters Patent No. 295,430, dated March 18,1884.

- Application nieu May 25, 1883. (No model.) i

To all whom it may concern;-

Be it known that I, HORACE REsLEY, Aof Cumberland, in the county ofAlleghany and State of Maryland, have invented certain new .and usefulImprovements in Fire-Escapes;

and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, which will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification,and in which- Figure lis a perspective view of a building provided withmy improved tire-escape. Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-section of therailand its bracket. Figi?, is a detail view of one of the bracketssupporting the rail. Fig. 4t is a perspective detail view of the cage.Fig. 5 is a view of the side of the cage facing the building; and Fig. 6is a side view of the cage.

Similarletters of reference indicate correspending parts in all thefigures.

My invention has relation to hoisting flrei escapes; and it consists inthe improvedconstruction, combination, and arrangement of parts of thesame, as hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter A indicates the outside of abuilding, tothe upper portion of i which, under thecornice, is se- Therail consists of a strip of stout sheet metal, the upper edge or langeof which is turned over, forming a downturned flange, D, which is turnedover the T-heads E upon the upper ends of the brackets, tting tightlyover the same. The brackets consist of strong bars of iron, bent indoublel. shape, and their upper ends form the cross-heads or T-heads E,while their downward bent ends are secured inside the wall by anchors F,their horizontal portions passing through the wall. Upon this rail ridesa pulley, G, journaled in a frame or block, H, the upper end of whichpasses over and straddles the pulley and forms a hook, I, upon itsdownward bent end, which catches in under the inner iiange of therail,while its lower end forms a frame or double block, J, in which twopulleys or sheaves, K, are jour naled. Two ropes or chains, L, pass overand are wound around these pulleys, and the cage M is attached to theends of these ropes, and may be raised or lowered by means vof the same.This cage consists of a rectangular casing of wirefnetting covered withsheet metal or any other suitable material, and is provided at its upperend with a frame, N, consisting of four or more iron rods connected byone or more rings, O, to which the rope is attached.` To the upper endof the outer wall of the cage, which is provided upon its inner sidewith inward opening doors I), is an outward-projecting arm or bracket,Q, to the outer end of which a rope or chain, R, is attached, while twoor more ropes or chains, S, are attached to the lower edge of the same,which serve to draw the cage down from the building when itwhas beenhoisted up.

By the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, the operation of the escape will be easily understood.

When the escape is to be used, the cage may be hoisted to any storyv ofthebuilding, and may be drawn on the rail from one window to the otherin any of the stories of the building by the "ropes at its lower end,while the rope attached to the outward-extending bracket serves to`force the lower end of the cage in toward the wall, so as to make it-safe forpersons to enter the eage and prevent accidents, and the inwardopening doors prevent persons from falling out of the cage and make iteasier for them to enter the cage from the windows.

It will be seen that the construction of the rail and its mode ofattachment to the brackets make a very strong and easily-constructedrail, and that the pulley-frame is prevented.

from slipping from the rail by the hook upon its downward bent end.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the` ICO 2. In a re-escape of the described class, thecombination of the rail, formed by a strip of sheet metal doubled toform a downward.- bent lange, as described, with the brackets,consisting of bars of iron bent in double-L shape, inserted into thewall with their horizontal portion, and secured by anchors to the insideof the same at their inner downwardturned ends, and forming T-headsorcross-A heads upon their outer upward-turned ends, as and for thepurpose shown and set forth.

3. In a fire-escape of the describedv class, the combination of therail,having inward and downward turned flange, with the pulleyframe,having the upper portion bent inward and downward, forming bearings forthe pulley riding upon the rail, and bent inward to form a vhookcatching in under the flange of the rail, as and for the purpose shownand set 2o forth.

4. The herein-described ire-escape,consist ing in the rail having inwardand downward turned fiange, the double-L-shaped brackets, thepulley-frame, having inward-bent hook upon its downward-turned upperend, and having the pulley riding the rail andthe hoisting-pulleysjournaled in it, thehoistingropes, the cage havingthe outward-extendin gbracket upon the upper edge of its outer side, the inward-opening doors,and the top frame, and the guide-ropes attached to the lower edge of thecage and to the bracket, all constructed, combined, and arranged tooperate as and for the purpose shown and set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereuntoaffixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HORACE RESLEY.

Witnesses:

HENRY MARTZ, J AMES WALsH.

